Blooming great success for orchid show

By Samantha Elley

It is as if some of the flowers have faces and they are looking back at you, willing you to enjoy their colour, shape and size.

These are the aspects the orchid judges looked for in the recent show held at the Woodburn Memorial Hall by the Woodburn/Evans Head and District Orchid and Foliage Society Inc. at their annual Orchid Show.

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Kevin and Kathryn Rose are president and secretary respectively of the society and are pleased with the nearly 300 plants that were entered for display this year.

Orchids first place A Cymbidium K and K Rose

“We held the show last year as well,” said Kathryn.

“It was a good show as Kevin had gone to all the other societies and asked them to bring plants.”

Considering some of the main growers in the Woodburn area lost all their stock of orchids and plants in the February 2022 floods, Kathryn said it was encouraging to see so many growers from other societies supporting them.

“We have members from Maclean to the Tweed and we put it out there that (the Woodburn members) had lost their plants,” she said.

“So at the next meeting other members brought plants and we divvied out what was brought and we got them going again.

“There is a great friendship between the societies.”

Orchids Rachael Windress and Viv McDermott

The weekend got off to a good start with Friday being very busy and many of the plants for sale, disappearing quickly off the table.

“Some people have come to buy plants as they have lost their orchids,” said Kathryn

“Our membership is growing, but that may be because Ballina’s society has just closed.”

With membership ranging in ages from 10 to 86 years old, the society can be assured of plenty of growth over the coming years.

Racheal Windress of Karina & Co Consultancy had brought two members of her photography workshop to capture the beauty of the many blooms on display.

Orchids first place cut flowers hippeastrum Pam Watson

“We made the suggestion for them to see if they wanted to come and take photos,” she said.

“They were keen, so I just facilitated what they want to take photos of.”

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